Glenn Medical Center

Let me start by saying that I had never heard good things about this hospital and even though I have lived here for 17 years, I always went to Chico if I needed medical care. The other night I was so anemic that I passed out at work and was taken there via ambulance. I was seen right away and they had my labs back within 20 minutes. They said I needed a blood transfusion and I was shocked to find out that they could do it right there. I was admitted and over a 3 day period was given 5 pints of blood.
Let me talk about the staff… They were wonderful! I honestly felt that they were concerned about me and that they enjoyed working there. I will never go back to Chico for medical care unless they cant do whatever it is that i might need. This hospital has been under-​rated by our community over the past years and I cant believe that we have such a top notch hospital here and I had no idea.
On the down side of things I would say that there are 2 areas that need improvement. The food was not the worst that I have eaten (and it is hospital food) but it could be a whole lot better. The other thing is the business dept. needs to be more helpful and informative when it comes to assisting people with obtaining medi-​cal. The woman that was supposed to help me said she called and that they would send me an application in the mail and then left the room. I am still waiting for it to arrive 6 days later.

The Mennonite candy striper volunteers take good care of you. They don’t seem to be quite the Luddites that they look like despite their similarities with the better known Amish. They didn’t blink or blush when I walked in without my shirt and a broken clavicle. That was cool because the psycho ex was with me and she might have shanked one of them if they smiled at me wrong. Even tho we *were* at a hospital, that wouldn’t be cool.
If you’re gonna crash on a race track in the middle of nowhere, off of I-​5 in the 530, you really have no choice but to come here. That is unless you’re critical and need a life-​flight, then you’re going to Chico. (No, not to party silly!) Then you’ve got bigger things to worry about. Like if you renewed your helicopter insurance, totaled your motorcycle, or have clean underwear on.
The doctors even sent me home (Golden Pheasant Motel) with a bottle of vic. They must have known of the whining and bitching I was going to hear later that night. Thankfully beer+vicodin= sleep. Bad for your liver… but you haven’t met she-​who-​shall-​remain-​nameless. It was well worth it!
Glenn Medical Center is a good place to go. They pretty much rule.